Proctoring company data leak raises concerns
Proctortrack - a proctoring service used in universities across Canada that uses facial recognition and other tools to attempt to prevent cheating in online tests - experienced a data breach in 2020. Despite claims by the company that no identifiable information was accessed, more than 150 students had their names and emails leaked.
Consumer reports analysed Proctortrack's source code included in the breach. The analysis raises significant concerns about their security practices and their safeguards for the sensitive data they collect - including videos of students, facial recognition and other biometric data, and more.
The security flaws seem to be extremely significant, though the company disputes the claims.
Publisher: Consumer Reports
Writer: Thomas Germain